Lilla Design Studio

Lilla Design Studio Baby memory books for all parents

18/02/2026

I have this thing for typography.

It doesn’t have to be fancy, I love it all equally; hand painted shop signs, words made from mosaic, logos drawn on windows, scrappy phrases scribbled in toilet cubicles, vintage board games with illustrated cards, doodles graffitied on street furniture, branding plastered over packaging, gilded door signage, a wine bottle label that definitely isn’t the reason I bought it, or a yellowing poster on a diner wall.

This is just a taste of the literal thousands of photos I have in my camera roll of the many things I’ve seen on my travels (and in daily life) which have inevitably influenced the lettering in all my journals, books, and games.

17/02/2026

My favourite tool is my foiling pen, it allows me to offer custom foiling to all of my journals and it’s small enough to take with me to markets and offer personalisation there and then.

Here are some personalised orders, mixed in with some super special custom covers I’ve done over the years.

09/02/2026

My favourite outside space is anywhere near water; looking at it, walking near it, being in it.

Dipping skin crusty with crystalized salt and sand into tropical seas, floating starfished on the surface.

Hiking up a mountain through drizzly clouds to stand atop a rock, windswept, looking back down to a lake in the valley below.

Meandering along a tree lined coastal path to discover a waterfall crashing over the edge of a cliff into a pool below, feeling the spray in the air.

Breathing deeply as I submerge into the glassy sea with icy tingles. Swimming out towards the sun with my eyes closed, the light dancing on my eyelids.

My favourite mug featured heavily in my newest set of photos for my Creative Journal. I love a mug that sits nicely with...
05/02/2026

My favourite mug featured heavily in my newest set of photos for my Creative Journal. I love a mug that sits nicely within a cupped hand, soft and rounded and wide at the top. My favourite coffee mug is one from .kinchin and it’s the perfect size with a super satisfying handle and softly speckled glaze.

In fact my fave tea mug is also one of hers. I had the privilege of exhibiting alongside her at Top Drawer in January and now I want to complete the set with bowls and plates and spoon rests too.

Oh, and the Creative Journal is the perfect holiday diary - it records the little things happening around you that you may not notice. There are writing and drawing prompts and it’s all designed to get you creating without overthinking it too much.

04/02/2026

I design everything Lilla from my little cottage in Falmouth, Cornwall. We’ve turned the spare bedroom into an office and me and my partner both work on the same desk.

Out the window you look out onto our very steep sloping garden, which we have been slowly building a room at the end of. Because of the slope the upstairs office is pretty much level with the new garden room/studio/shed/store? (We haven’t quite decided what it’s called yet)

It’s not quite finished, the rain has really halted our efforts to finish rendering and a patio. But hopefully by summer we will have a new level area of the garden which we can have BBQs on, and a store room to keep the surf boards so they no longer live in the office.

Amazingly, everything we’re building was once hidden behind a shed and some overgrown bushes, so we’ve actually managed to increase the size of our garden whilst adding a store room which is pretty great.

What’s not great is being on a hill, having to level out the land, dig a 1 metre by 1 metre by 1 metre hole for a soak away, and carry all the block, and literal tons of concrete, gravel, sand, and ballast up from the front garden. Just a load of gravel, soil and patio slabs left to carry once the weather clears, wish us luck!

03/02/2026

I could write about so many things that make me happy other than my cats.

About the feeling of trapping icy cold skin under layers of thermals and knitwear after a wintery dip in the sea.

Or those first hours the morning after a house party sat around in your pjs, people waking up in dribs and drabs, sipping coffee and apple juice, chatting about nothing and everything, nibbling on pastries.

Perhaps waking up to blue skies and having my morning coffee sat basking on the bench in the front garden, with the doors and windows open, a fresh morning breeze blowing through the house.

Maybe a festival night, surrounded by friends and dressed in something covered in sequins, the sun just setting as you all dance away to the perfect songs until you’re sweaty and your feet ache.

Or about a board game in front of the fire as rain batters the windows and the cats sit in the middle of the board, shuffling all the pieces.

But mainly this post is dedicated to our fluffballs because this week is their 4 year adoptiversary and they are just an endless supply of happy.

Dali, dough balls, shadow, Dali do, void, dumpling, frog face. Giver of extremely rare cuddles, owner of the highest pitched squeak of a meow ever to be heard, and master dribbler.

Miró, monster, mouse, bog-eye, long fingers, snagged tooth McGee. The floppy, upside down, little spoon that enjoys foot rubs and destroying my bedroom door, a champion snorer with the longest toes I have ever seen on a cat and a fire fanatic with unending patience for my nonsense.

You make our home a million times more fun. Thank you for giving me never ending excuses to avoid actually cracking on with work.

And if you made it to the end of this smoosh fest extravaganza well done, normal slightly less nostalgic service will resume tomorrow.

I love relaxing with a coffee in a cute cafe, or a half pint in a cosy pub, or with a margarita at dinner with friends. ...
02/02/2026

I love relaxing with a coffee in a cute cafe, or a half pint in a cosy pub, or with a margarita at dinner with friends. One of the things I love doing most when relaxing with a drink is playing a game.

Over the last year I have been pondering and testing and refining a game I’ve played with my sisters for years, and now it has a name Draw! The card game.

It’s the perfect group game, or for when there’s just 2 of you; when you’re at home, or out at the pub; for groups of adults or the whole family.

It’s designed to get you creating without overthinking, and talking about why you interpreted the prompt you way you did.

Most recently I enjoyed playing Draw! as part of my birthday dinner, there were groups of people that didn’t really know each other that well and it managed to bring us all together around the table and get us talking, without any awkward small talk! And I was enjoying myself so much that I didn’t take one picture of it.

I’m super proud of the way it’s turned out so get ready to hear lots more about Draw! over the next few months!

For now here are some pictures of some of the many test games, the drinks that were had, and the resulting artworks. Keep going to the end for a little peek at the finished game.

However Christmas lands for you this year, you’re allowed to feel exactly how you feel about it. 🎄It’s Christmas Eve. Th...
24/12/2025

However Christmas lands for you this year, you’re allowed to feel exactly how you feel about it. 🎄

It’s Christmas Eve. The air is icy, the evenings are dark, and the next few days will be... whatever they’re going to be. Maybe magical. Maybe tense. Maybe a bit of both at the same table.

For some of you, Christmas is everything - the cosy afternoons, the rituals, the food, the warmth. If that’s you: go all in. Absorb every moment. Languish in it. Let yourself be fully, unashamedly festive.

For others, Christmas is hard. Family dynamics that exhaust you. Expectations that feel suffocating. Loneliness that gets louder when everyone else seems joyful. If that’s you: this is temporary. It’s just a few days. Normal life resumes soon. You’re allowed to survive it rather than love it.

And for most of us? It’s probably somewhere in between. Moments of genuine joy mixed with stress, connection tangled up with obligation, gratitude sitting next to exhaustion.

Whatever your Christmas looks like, try to carve out one small moment that’s just for you. A quiet cup of tea before everyone wakes up. A walk alone. Ten minutes with a book. Something that feels like yours in the middle of everything else.

You’ve made it this far. That’s worth acknowledging, whatever this year has thrown at you.

Wishing you ease, wherever you find it. 💛

Address

Cornwall

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Lilla Design Studio posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Lilla Design Studio:

Shortcuts

Share

Category